Market Talk

On Tuesday, USDA released the February 2026 WASDE report and showed minimal changes as expected. Changes included some revisions to the U.S. ending stocks for corn and wheat along with Brazil soybean production being raised. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX joins us to break down the numbers in our Market Talk Midday Commentary.

We saw a quiet start to the week in the grain and livestock markets as the grains prep for the February WASDE Report tomorrow. John Heinberg from Total Farm Marketing joins us for a conversation.

Also, we get an update on the weather forecast for the week ahead with Eric Snodgrass from Nutrien Ag Solutions and listen in to a conversation from last week during CattleCon 2026 with Kara Lee, Director of Producer Engagement, Certified Angus Beef.

We see a quiet and mixed trade to start the week in the ag sector while the outside markets watch the latest happening in Japan. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us to discuss in our Midday Commentary.

It was a volatile week of trading in the cattle markets with the JBS Greeley, CO news on Thursday followed by more red hot cash cattle trade on Friday that helped support a decent futures rally. Scott Varilek with Kooima Kooima Varilek joins us to share perspective on the livestock markets and a bit on the grains as we finish up the week. More at https://www.kkvtrading.com.

Meanwhile, it was a strong week for the soybean complex although Friday did bring a round of profit taking and farmer selling it seems as we finished well of session highs. The corn and wheat markets continued to struggle with more quiet, rangebound trade. And, we also get thoughts on beef on dairy but looking at it from the dairy side of the equation with Bryan Doherty, Senior Market Advisor with Total Farm Marketing. Find more online by visiting https://www.totalfarmmarketing.com.

We spent the final day of Cattle Con 2026 in Nashville by having some conversations about the current state of the cattle markets, beef industry, demand and more. In Segment One, we talk with Dr. Derrell Peel from Oklahoma State University followed by Paul Dykstra from Certified Angus Beef in Segment Two.

Then, we finish the show with a live episode of Cattle Chatter direct from the trade show floor as Susan Littlefield talks again this week with Brad Kooima from Kooima Kooima Varilek. Special thanks to Corteva Agriscience for having us in their booth for the live taping of this week's Cattle Chatter conversation.

On Wednesday afternoon, we spent time with the team at Farm Credit on the trade show floor during the Cattle Industry Convention in Nashville, TN. We discussed the current state of the cattle economy and conversations you should be having with your lenders in 2026. We also talk with Brian Earnest, livestock economist with CoBank, about consumer meat demand and more.

Farm Credit show guests include:

-Josh Davis, Vice President of Food & Agribusiness with Farm Credit Mid-America

-Todd Moore, Senior Credit Officer, Farm Credit Mid-America

-Fallon Savage, Senior Vice President of Corporate Credit with Farm Credit Services of America, Frontier Farm Credit, and AgCountry Farm Credit

-Landon Nelson, Vice President of Livestock Insurance with Farm Credit Service of America

There is a lot going on in the markets this week from 45Z and biofuels news to US/China relations, the Greeley, CO JBS plant strike potential and much more. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us to discuss the week in the markets and Friday's trade action in our Midday Commentary.

We discuss 45Z news, market reaction and thoughts across the grain and livestock sector on Tuesday with Arlan Suderman, chief commodities economist with StoneX.

We are spending time at AgMarket.net's Farming for Profit, Not Price conference in Nashville, TN this week. On today's show, we get started with Eric Snodgrass from Nutrien Ag Solutions with our Weekly Weather Update in person followed by a conversation with Brian Burke, President of John Stewart & Associates, who shares thoughts on the amount of unpriced corn in farmers hands.

Then, we review last week's Cattle Inventory Report with Tyler Schau from AgMarket.net followed by a look into the company's mobile app and resources for farmres with Jacob Burks from AgMarket.net.